Lead Up To Mating Crossword Clue

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	99%	7		Exact Match!
	noun • the final stages of an extended process of negotiation • the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
	32%	7		Lead-up to mating
	noun • the final stages of an extended process of negotiation • the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
	23%	5		The mating game
	noun • weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat • a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king

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	Clue	Source
1	A pigment made from a combination of lead chromate and lead sulfate
2	Den rebuilt by wild animals in stage before mating, often The Guardian Cryptic - 24 Dec 2018	The Guardian Cryptic / 24 Dec 2018
3	Mating behavior that avoids mating with close relatives
4	Mating call? New York Times - 08 Sep 2012	New York Times / 08 Sep 2012
5	Missile in a mating ritual New York Times - 12 Aug 2018	New York Times / 12 Aug 2018
6	Multiple mating The Guardian Speedy - 24 Aug 2003	The Guardian Speedy / 24 Aug 2003
7	Use up reserves of energy mating — stop! (both stripped) The Guardian Cryptic - 30 Dec 2021	The Guardian Cryptic / 30 Dec 2021

Last stage of strategy, in chess
Final stage in a chess match
Chess finale
Area of chess study
Final stage when death reaches wild animals for sport
Denouement in 22
Final stage
Final stage in a contest
Denouement (chess)
Blow the whistle when mate is imminently expected?

Ted adopts new plan at this stage in the match
Aged men playing closing moves on chessboard
Final stage, in chess
Closing chess moves
Play trick on purpose
Chess closing
English college, drained of ale, recalled the king's dying moments?
Final moves by English celebrity to impress BBC chief
King vs. king-and-pawn situation

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